Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	88.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 01:02
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 205 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 115 Parallax 97.8 91% 108 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 103 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: L08P SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 259 265 265 268 264 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,929 Write 810 Mixed 279 SusWrite 293 180% 828 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 53.3 175% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 475 DQ Mixed 114 217% 440 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 236%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 931GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 382 445 421 425 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 419 Mixed 344 SusWrite 404 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 37.6 123% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 267 220% 315 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 121%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 541GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 97.9 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 95.7 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%
M4-CT128 M4SSD2 128GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 6GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 20 6.4 18 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 37.9 Write 31.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 25.8 43% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 7 878% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 22.2 DQ Mixed 9.1 1,119% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 157%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 57%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	647x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	303x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16